Hospital history

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Aug. 30th, 2006 -God's Continued Goodness to Us
All is well here on the border. School is underway and we have been going one hundred miles per hour! Rachel has had her ups and downs emotionally, so please continue to pray for her.
We have been able to get our floors fixed and walls dried out from the flooding and are happy with the new carpet! We have a fantastic group of students this year and we have the best staff to help us disciple them too! Please pray for the continual Spiritual growth of all the staff, students, and parents.
It is interesting how the Lord keeps us looking up to Him. Leaving the hospital without little Jadon was very difficult. 3 days after leaving the hospital our car broke down and I took it to the mechanic. Two days later, our older car, which we had never had any problems with, decided to shut down too. After 3 days with no cars, we were able to pick up the black Intrepid. The gray car will never run again. It has literally been one thing after the other. I have continually praised the Lord for His goodness in our lives, for a wonderful wife, a great brother and sister-in-law, a Christ-centered ministry, and a great church. In life we all go through circumstances where we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is then, while in the darkness, we must cling tighter to the hand of our Heavenly Father who desires to lead us along.
I praise the Lord for His faithfulness to us, for His love, and His peace that passeth all understanding. We know He is perfecting a work in us and He is up to something good in our lives…always.
We are blessed to have our first “Intern For Christ” here this semester. Emily Zeizer has come down from Linden, Michigan. She has been such a HUGE blessing already. She is putting a writing curriculum together for us and helping everywhere else she can. Please pray for her as she has a lot to accomplish in a short time.
Thank you for your friendship, and all your prayers. Until next time...
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Thursday August 17, 2006
Thursday, August 11, 2006
Thank you for your continued prayers.
I thank the Lord for His goodness in our lives. The love that has been shown to us has been unbelievable to say the least. Our church here, Faith Baptist Church, has gone beyond the call to make us feel loved. We are daily receiving your cards in the mail. I personally have been doing fine, but Rachel has had her ups and downs. She had a real hard time leaving the hospital without the baby. Please continue to pray for her as she prepares for the school year. Only God can heal broken hearts. I do not want you to think she is depressed and crying all day, nor do I want you think she is all smiles. She is doing well, but she needs your continued prayers.
Since we have been home from the hospital, we have worked at the school a lot. We have been blessed with volunteer workers to help us on the school grounds. We replaced the damaged flooring in the house and also fixed the walls. We still have a long list of projects to do before school starts, but we are knocking them out one by one.
I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your prayers and your comments on this blog. We will try to update it often.
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Friday August 11, 2006
Friday Morning, August 11th, Last Day
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to us by Christ Jesus.
Rachel was going to be induced last night, but during the beginning of the process she went into labor. She went into labor at approximately 12:00am, and delivered the baby at 2:59am. The Lord blessed us with a baby boy, Jadon Emanuel Curling. Jadon means thankful, and Emanuel means God with us. We were able to spend three hours with him. Jadon weighed close to 11 ounces, and was approx. 13 inches in length. He definitely had his mother’s lips and his father’s eye brows. The three hours we shared together were more special than I ever thought possible. We had a short ceremony with my mother-in-law, my sister-in-law, and my brother. We cried, laughed, and prayed together. Our God is an awesome God, and His grace is sufficient. Rachel has no sign of infection now. Praise the Lord!
You all have been a great source of encouragement to us and to each other. We are thankful to our awesome God who is the giver and sustainer of life. He is the great physician, and he has healed Jadon in a way only he can.
Our Blog says “we have reached our limit of transfers per month.” If you would like to leave a comment, please email us at j.curling@mcalions.com . We will update this BLOG periodically. Please continue to pray for Rachel as this will be an emotional time for her. We love you and thank you.
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. II Thes: 3:16,18

PS: Click on the Photo ALBUM on the right to see some new pictures of us and the baby. If you cannot see the pictures today, you should be able to tomorrow. We have upgraded the blog where there are no transfer limits.
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Thursday August 10, 2006
Thursday Morning, 8/10, Day 10
Rachel feels ok, but her blood test this morning shows another increase in her white blood count. Please keep praying that her white blood count goes down soon.
Grace to you,
Juan and Rachel
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Wednesday, August 9th, day 9
Please pray that Rachel’s white blood count goes down tremendously. She is at risk of becoming septic, and the possibility of losing her uterus. Please pray that the Lord will intervene tonight so her body will begin to recuperate.
I write this with tear-filled eyes. My baby is healthy, but my wife is more and more at risk.
1. Please pray that the white blood cell count goes down.
2. Please pray that I will have wisdom and peace about what to do.
I only wish every one of you will one day feel as loved as Rachel and I do right now. The Lord is good, and his blessings are new every day. Thank you for your love, and please continue to pray.
Juan
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Tuesday August 08, 2006
Tuesday Evening, Day 8.
Hello Friends,
Rachel is doing well. She had a good day. We gave her a sponge bath and she got all cleaned up. Her mom braided her hair and Rachel couldn’t be happier. She was having some severe pain in her side, so they quickly drew some blood and tested it to see if the white blood count had increased too high. The pain went away after 15 minutes, and the test results came back an hour later. Can you believe the white cell count actually went back down to 19! The doctor assured us yesterday that this would not happen. The fact that the infection went up after 7 days of being on constant antibiotics did not make the future seem positive. The doctor’s exact words to us last night were “there is no hope for this baby. You are going to have to make a decision here soon.” I know God is in control of this, He is the great physician, and He will do what He knows will bring Him the most glory. Please pray that the white blood count will continue decreasing.
“My God is so BIG, so strong and so mighty there’s nothing my God cannot do.”
We love you and thank you for your prayers!!!

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Tuesday Morning, Aug 8th-day 7
Dear Friends and Family, Juan has been reading your comments to me and I can't tell you what an encouragement they are. It is so comforting to know that so many prayers are with us at this difficult time.Last night the Doctor told us that there was no hope for the baby. His words broke my heart but my thoughts were instantly turned to the truth that so many of you have shared with me over the past 7 days..."this is God's perfect plan for us." That doesn't mean I don't mourn the potential loss of our first born, for my heart aches at the thought. But in all this I have truly found "a peace that passeth all understanding."Although my body is growing weaker each day due to infection, it is amazing to see that our baby continues to grow and develop just as he should be. His heart is strong and healthy and I feel him moving more each day. So, even though we are given no hope by the words of men, our hope remains in the Lord. He is the God of miracles. Weather our precious baby is born today and goes to be with the Lord or weather he is born many weeks from now and miraculously lives, God will be glorified. What a comfort it is to know that God is in control.Thank you for your continued prayers and words of encouragement.Sincerely,
Rachel Curling
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Monday Evening, Day 7
This is Joel, the brother-in-law, blogging for Juan who has no internet connection at the moment:
Rachel's white blood cell count has been rising, and the Dr. said that if this trend continues, they will have to induce. The ambiotic fluid has also been decreasing, and is down to 0.91 cm. It has been slowly decreacing over the past few days. Rachel has felt better today than any previous day, and they praise the Lord for giving her some physical comfort. Juan and Rachel rejoice again today that the Lord is allowing them to go through this.
As always, Juan and Rachel thank you for your continued prayers and comments
The Curlings (via the Campbells)
PS-This is Joel again. If you have time, leave a comment. Juan is reading the comments to Rachel every day, and they have been a great source of encouragement to them.
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Sunday August 06, 2006
Sunday Evening, Day 6
Rachel has felt better today than any day thus far. This day was filled with visitors and phone calls. The Doctor told us the baby has gained weight! We consider ourselves blessed to be going through this. We listened to two sermons by Danny Brooks (the Pastor from our sending church in Greer, SC). What a blessing. Rachel and I are thanking the Lord for allowing us to go through this together. Many Christians have had to go through much worse. This is our cross right now, and we praise the Lord for it. Please continue to pray that the Lord's will be done through us. Thank you for your many prayers and comments. I would like to share this passage God gave us today:Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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